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==Notable people== ===Birthplace=== * [[Richard Celeste]], Governor of Ohio from 1983 to 1990, director of the Peace Corps, and 12th president of [[Colorado College]]<ref name=ColCollegeWebsite>{{cite web|title=Board Votes to Name Cornerstone Venue 'Richard F. Celeste Theatre'|date=May 25, 2011|url=https://sites.coloradocollege.edu/atb/2011/05/25/board-votes-to-name-cornerstone-venue-richard-f-celeste-theatre/|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606225700/https://sites.coloradocollege.edu/atb/2011/05/25/board-votes-to-name-cornerstone-venue-richard-f-celeste-theatre/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Teri Garr]], actress/singer/comedian<ref>{{cite book |last1=Welsh |first1=James M. |last2=Phillips |first2=Gene D. |last3=Hill |first3=Rodney F. |title=The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia |date=27 August 2010 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7651-4 |page=100 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3m5SrXs42YEC&pg=PA100 |language=en |access-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928154252/https://books.google.com/books?id=3m5SrXs42YEC&pg=PA100#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Brian Hoyer]], [[New England Patriots]] quarterback<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/brianhoyer/81294/profile|title=Brian Hoyer|website=[[NFL.com]]|access-date=January 21, 2014|archive-date=January 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119151039/http://www.nfl.com/player/brianhoyer/81294/profile|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cabot|first=Mary Kay|title=Cleveland Browns agree to terms with QB Brian Hoyer, a Cleveland native|url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2013/05/cleveland_browns_agrees_to_ter.html|access-date=January 20, 2014|newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=May 16, 2013|quote=Born in Lakewood and a resident of North Olmsted...|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224801/https://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2013/05/cleveland_browns_agrees_to_ter.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[John L. Koprowski]], university dean and professor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uwyo.edu/haub/index.html|title=Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources | University of Wyoming|access-date=October 19, 2022|archive-date=October 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019192725/http://www.uwyo.edu/haub/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Dave Malloy]], three-time Tony Award nominee<ref>{{cite web|last1=Simakis|first1=Andrea|title=Lakewood native Dave Malloy made Tony darling the "Great Comet," but what made Dave Malloy?|url=http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2017/06/lakewood_native_dave_malloy_ma.html|website=Cleveland.com|date=June 11, 2017|publisher=AdvanceOhio|access-date=June 13, 2017|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614021420/http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2017/06/lakewood_native_dave_malloy_ma.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[SeΓ‘n Patrick O'Malley]], [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|Cardinal]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston|Archbishop]] of [[Boston]]<ref>{{cite web|title=A look at Boston's Cardinal Sean O'Malley|url=https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/02/27/a-look-at-bostons-cardinal-sean-omalley/|website=Boston.com|date=February 27, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725214502/https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2013/02/27/a-look-at-bostons-cardinal-sean-omalley/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Benjamin Orr]], singer and bassist for [[The Cars]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9780857125958 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&pg=PA30 |language=en}}</ref> ===Former/current residents=== * [[David Conte]], composer<ref>{{Cite news|last=Endress|first=Jeff|date=April 23, 2007|title=Davis Celebration to Feature Renowned LHS Grad David Conte|work=Lakewood Observer|url=http://www.lakewoodobserver.com/read/2007/23/04/davis-celebration-to-feature-renowned-lhs|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331012634/http://www.lakewoodobserver.com/read/2007/23/04/davis-celebration-to-feature-renowned-lhs|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Mike Douglas]], singer and talk show host<ref>{{cite web |last1=Washington |first1=Julie |title=Mike Douglas made me famous (sort of): Cleveland Remembers |url=https://www.cleveland.com/remembers/2011/09/mike_douglas_made_me_famous_so.html |website=cleveland.com |publisher=[[The Plain Dealer]] |access-date=October 14, 2017 |date=September 6, 2011 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124234741/https://www.cleveland.com/remembers/2011/09/mike_douglas_made_me_famous_so.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Jimmie Foxx]], professional baseball player and manager, elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1951.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmie Foxx Field |url=https://www.lkwdbaseball.org/ball-fields/jimmie-foxx-field |website=Lakewood Community Baseball Association |access-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601032147/https://www.lkwdbaseball.org/ball-fields/jimmie-foxx-field |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=John |title=James E. Foxx |url=https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/james-e-foxx-jimmie-and-double-x-and-beast/689 |website=ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE |publisher=Society of American Baseball Research |access-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601032201/https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/james-e-foxx-jimmie-and-double-x-and-beast/689 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Mike Hegan]], professional baseball player and broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ingraham|first1=Jim|title=Indians: Former broadcaster Mike Hegan dies|url=http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20131225/indians-former-broadcaster-mike-hegan-dies|access-date=June 13, 2017|work=News-Herald|date=December 25, 2013|location=Willoughby Ohio|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911024151/http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20131225/indians-former-broadcaster-mike-hegan-dies|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Gary Lewis (musician)|Gary Lewis]], musician<ref>{{cite web |last1=Theiss |first1=Evelyn |title=Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis and the Playboys: Whatever happened to ...? |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/04/gary_lewis_of_gary_lewis_and_t.html |website=cleveland.com |publisher=[[The Plain Dealer]] |access-date=October 14, 2017 |date=April 25, 2011 |archive-date=November 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111193734/http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/04/gary_lewis_of_gary_lewis_and_t.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[John Lithgow]], actor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mark |first1=Dawidziak |title=John Lithgow returns to Akron to share stories and talk about storytelling |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2013/04/john_lithgow_returns_to_akron_to_share_stories_and_talk_about_storytelling.html |access-date=October 14, 2017 |work=The Plain Dealer |date=April 12, 2013 |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083905/http://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2013/04/john_lithgow_returns_to_akron_to_share_stories_and_talk_about_storytelling.html |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Bo Koster]], Keyboardist for [[My Morning Jacket]] * [[Kevin McMahon (musician)|Kevin McMahon]], musician<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.clevescene.com/cleveland/prick-rising/Content?oid=1479721 | title=Prick Rising | access-date=October 2, 2020 | archive-date=June 21, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621073851/https://m.clevescene.com/cleveland/prick-rising/Content?oid=1479721 | url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Burgess Meredith]], actor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chabek |first1=Dan |title=Meredith's Lakewood memories are mostly unhappy |url=http://lakewoodhistory.org/lore/lore31.htm |access-date=October 14, 2017 |work=Lakewood Sun Post |date=December 7, 1995 |archive-date=August 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826024450/http://lakewoodhistory.org/lore/lore31.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Lorin Morgan-Richards]], author and illustrator<ref>{{cite web |last=Cacho |first=Daniela |url=http://www.cccvoice.com/2018/02/26/one-of-many-tri-c-alumni-contains-a-creator-of-childrens-literature/ |title=One of many Tri-C Alumni Contains a Creator of Children's Literature β The Voice |publisher=Cccvoice.com |date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-date=February 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041249/http://www.cccvoice.com/2018/02/26/one-of-many-tri-c-alumni-contains-a-creator-of-childrens-literature/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Darlington Nagbe]], professional soccer player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mosby |first1=Chris |title=Lakewood Soccer Player To Join Columbus Crew |url=https://patch.com/ohio/lakewood-oh/lakewood-soccer-player-join-columbus-crew |access-date=October 23, 2021 |work=Lakewood, Ohio Patch |date=November 8, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023031634/https://patch.com/ohio/lakewood-oh/lakewood-soccer-player-join-columbus-crew |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Jack Riley (actor)|Jack Riley]], actor<ref>{{cite news |title=In memoriam |url=http://sites.jcu.edu/magazine/2016/11/07/in-memoriam-22/ |access-date=October 14, 2017 |work=JCU Alumni Magazine |publisher=John Carroll University |date=November 7, 2016 |archive-date=October 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083534/http://sites.jcu.edu/magazine/2016/11/07/in-memoriam-22/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Milton C. Portmann]] pro football player and decorated US Army officer WWI.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Portmann |first1=Milton |title=US Veterans Bureau |url=https://imgur.com/a/UsKkkkL |website=Library of Congress |publisher=United States of America}}</ref> * [[Jack Buck]], sportscaster, National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1987, [[Lakewood High School (Lakewood, Ohio)|Lakewood High]] class of 42'.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rob Raines |first1=Bob Broeg |title=Thats a winner! |date=1997 |publisher=Sagamore Publishing |location=Champaign, IL |isbn=1-57167-111-0}}</ref>
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